- [lichen] lamina tenuis thalli iodo tantum modo desiccata sanguineo-rubens, quae color aqua vel liquido qualicunque alio addito evanescit et desiccatione solum, iodo affuso, iterum adparet (Nyl.), the lamina of the thallis thin, with iodine, only a little dried out, blood-red-reddening, the color of which vanishes with water or any other liquid whatsoever and only by desiccation, with the iodine sprinkled on, does it appear a second time.

- [lichen] gelatina hymenea iodo eximie coerulescens, at in apotheciis junioribus, adhuc endocarpeis, ea non tingitur, et modo sensim, ubi initia thecarum adparent, circa thecas coerulescit. Idem in aliis speciebus hujus tribus observatur (Nyl.), hymenial gelatin in iodine exceedingly blue, but in younger apothecia, thus far endocarpean [i.e. a feature of the genus Endocarpon], this [i.e. gelatin] is not stained, and only gradually, when the initials of the thecae appear, stains blue around the thecas. The same thing in other species of this tribe is observed.

- [lichen] thallus plerumque ad maximum partem ab apotheciis obtegitur; lamina ejus tenuis iodo immersa desiccata sanguineo-rubens evadit (qui color ruber aqua vel liquido alio quocunque addito mox evanescit) (Nyl.), the thallus usually for the most part is covered over by the apothecium; its lamina is thin, when immersed in iodine, after being dried, the blood-red to red coloring disappears (which red color soon disappears with water or any other liquid whatsoever is added.